Cheap Flights

[TonyUchiha]

Hey Folks,
Am hoping to leave the UK in January and travel round Japan for 6months.
I was just wondering if anyone could tell me if you've got any tips on cheap flights?
I was also concidering an open return ticket, are there cheaper?

Any hints from past experiences would be appreciated.

[MMM]

The later in January you go the cheaper the ticket will likely get.

Isn't a tourist visa only 90 days?

[Yuna7780]

You're not going to get tics very easily probably until January, like MMM said, or February. I got tickets to get down to California AND Florida in February cheap for my family before we went on our cruise and DisneyLand. If you have any friends with airline connections, talk to them too. Also, don't buy the luxury seats. The cruddy seats are really not that bad.

[TonyUchiha]

iv checked on the Jap embassy website and it says 6months for certain countries. UK being one thankfully....and randomly Lichtenstien!!!!

I was actaully thinkin of departing on 24th Jan.
I read in a Lonely Planet book that it can be cheaper to fly from UK to Hong Kong and then Hong Kong to Kyoto, but i cant seem to find flights out of Hong Kong from a UK computer

i was deffinatly going to get the cruddy seats...its part of the experience lol!

[Keaton421]

Originally Posted by MMM

The later in January you go the cheaper the ticket will likely get.

Isn't a tourist visa only 90 days?

Yep, 90 days. Though if he goes to Korea for an afternoon and comes back, he might get another 3 months. Plenty of time to meet Sasuke, kawaii!

If you're someone who can afford traveling in a foreign country for 6 months, why are you asking about cheap tickets? You probably have your own private jet

[MMM]

Originally Posted by TonyUchiha

iv checked on the Jap embassy website and it says 6months for certain countries. UK being one thankfully....and randomly Lichtenstien!!!!

I was actaully thinkin of departing on 24th Jan.
I read in a Lonely Planet book that it can be cheaper to fly from UK to Hong Kong and then Hong Kong to Kyoto, but i cant seem to find flights out of Hong Kong from a UK computer

If you do multiple layovers it can be cheaper...though I don't think Kyoto has an international airport. I only know of Kansai, Narita and Nagoya on Honshu.

But like Keaton said, if you can afford to travel around Japan for 6 months, saving a couple dozen euros on a flight probably isn't that big a deal.

[TonyUchiha]

i know what ya sayin and to be honest i probably wont even last 6months but every little helps i suppose
i was jus thinking of getting a open return ticket and then see what happens.
I was hoping not to be too organised on this trip and just see what happens from day to day. Worst case scenario is I cant find a hostel with room and i buy a tent and find a quite corner of the park lol!

[Keaton421]

It sounds like you need to put more thought into this.

[MMM]

Originally Posted by TonyUchiha

i know what ya sayin and to be honest i probably wont even last 6months but every little helps i suppose
i was jus thinking of getting a open return ticket and then see what happens.
I was hoping not to be too organised on this trip and just see what happens from day to day. Worst case scenario is I cant find a hostel with room and i buy a tent and find a quite corner of the park lol!

And then get taken in for sleeping in the park. The ride home would probably be free, though.

There aren't nearly as many hostels as there are in Europe, and quaint little holes in the wall places are sometimes super expensive (you are paying for the food and hot springs, which may be lavish). I'd get a little more organized.

[Gwen_Goth]

if you're planning on travelling around japan alot, then defiantly look into getting a japan rail pass; it costs alot; but it saves you so much more; you can even use the bullet train with it!

as for flights, sorry no advice, but don't rule out the larger companies; they'll often try to out do each other, and you can get a pretty good price if you get eh timing right and haggle well ^^